ROSE RECOMMENDS
bars and late night bites
TiER
42 Weserstr.Sophisticated (sans pretence). David Lynch meets corner Kneipe
Mobel Olfe
177 Reichenberger Str.iconic gay bar
new kid on the block - have yet to pay a visit, but am inclined to recommend on looks alone
Shed Wine Bar + Food
24 Pannierstraßenew kid on the block - have yet to pay a visit, but am inclined to recommend on looks alone
Lives up wonderfully to its bohemian/Alsatian flair.
28 Einheimische empfehlen
Hugo Ball - Flammerie & Bar
38 SaalestraßeLives up wonderfully to its bohemian/Alsatian flair.
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40 Weserstr.Vivacious, young, abuzz
canal-side cool
Not a pavilion but a swan - an elevated sort of establishment in the guise of a simple roadside rest. Ideal on warm summer nights (and at all other times).
23 Einheimische empfehlen
Pavillon am Ufer
4 Paul-Lincke-UferNot a pavilion but a swan - an elevated sort of establishment in the guise of a simple roadside rest. Ideal on warm summer nights (and at all other times).
Quality out of a concierge cubicle: this minuscule cafe is housed IN the entrance to a Hinterhof. It is very well worth the risk of getting run over by the delivery vans shuttling though - get you caffeine to go before you set on to play a bit of boules a little farther down Paul-Lincke-Ufer and end up shoe gazing at Pavillion am Ufer.
43 Einheimische empfehlen
Concierge Coffee
39-40 Paul-Lincke-UferQuality out of a concierge cubicle: this minuscule cafe is housed IN the entrance to a Hinterhof. It is very well worth the risk of getting run over by the delivery vans shuttling though - get you caffeine to go before you set on to play a bit of boules a little farther down Paul-Lincke-Ufer and end up shoe gazing at Pavillion am Ufer.
Finnish and fabulous. Combine it with a visit to the Turkish Market every Tuesday and Friday.
10 Einheimische empfehlen
Populus Coffee
20 MaybachuferFinnish and fabulous. Combine it with a visit to the Turkish Market every Tuesday and Friday.
Inimitable atmosphere. Bountiful brunching choice and weekend fare. Not least Galão! (and other children's favourites)
21 Einheimische empfehlen
Rudimarie
35 WeichselstraßeInimitable atmosphere. Bountiful brunching choice and weekend fare. Not least Galão! (and other children's favourites)
cafes to take dates to
Adorable. On the not so sightly Panier Street, a wabi-sabi Japanese-French ikebana of a cafe. Best canelés this side of Strasbourg.
28 Einheimische empfehlen
Two and Two
6 PannierstraßeAdorable. On the not so sightly Panier Street, a wabi-sabi Japanese-French ikebana of a cafe. Best canelés this side of Strasbourg.
Independent cinema with excellent programming and an elegant cafe/bar. Great place to start conversations with German shepherds and/or their owners.
49 Einheimische empfehlen
Wolf
59 Weserstr.Independent cinema with excellent programming and an elegant cafe/bar. Great place to start conversations with German shepherds and/or their owners.
In a cinematic class of its own,
haunt of the beautiful people.
197 Einheimische empfehlen
Nathanja & Heinrich Café / Bar Neukölln
44 WeichselstraßeIn a cinematic class of its own,
haunt of the beautiful people.
that Berlin feel
K-Fetisch
86 Wildenbruchstr.The place is a riot. I recommend it.
Refugium for smokers and seditionists. The ethos of this revered institution is inclusive to a fault -- it might even welcome you, TOURIST! And I'll be a damned class traitor to have let the secret out...
27 Einheimische empfehlen
Schankwirtschaft Laidak
42/43 BoddinstraßeRefugium for smokers and seditionists. The ethos of this revered institution is inclusive to a fault -- it might even welcome you, TOURIST! And I'll be a damned class traitor to have let the secret out...
Radically down to earth, and indeed, down by the water. Boardgames abound.
7 Einheimische empfehlen
Erika & Hilde
9 WeiganduferRadically down to earth, and indeed, down by the water. Boardgames abound.
Not your usual Biergarten - perched atop a multi-storey parking lot -come for the views, stay for the concerts.
702 Einheimische empfehlen
Klunkerkranich
66 Karl-Marx-StraßeNot your usual Biergarten - perched atop a multi-storey parking lot -come for the views, stay for the concerts.
cafes to be seen in
Prize-winning coffee. Backed by brewing science. The baristas very likely studied to be barristers.
177 Einheimische empfehlen
Five Elephant Kreuzberg
101 Reichenberger Str.Prize-winning coffee. Backed by brewing science. The baristas very likely studied to be barristers.
If quality espresso were not your universal Esperanto, you won't be left lacking in English here (and in Danishes, for that matter). Laptops allowed. In fact you would be only a doorstep short of having your own co-working space (and co-working coffee saucer).
12 Einheimische empfehlen
Companion Coffee
24 OranienstraßeIf quality espresso were not your universal Esperanto, you won't be left lacking in English here (and in Danishes, for that matter). Laptops allowed. In fact you would be only a doorstep short of having your own co-working space (and co-working coffee saucer).
Kaffeekirsche Roastery, Böckhstraße
30 BöckhstraßePerfect people-watching place.
a bit of glitz and glamour
Awe-instilling interior. Get a bite and a bier by the cauldrons of the actual Kindl Brewery, now centre for contemporary art.
Cafe Babette
3 Am SudhausAwe-instilling interior. Get a bite and a bier by the cauldrons of the actual Kindl Brewery, now centre for contemporary art.
Shabby-chic was yesteryear. Prachtwerk will upstage your expectation, chiefly, by having a stage.
52 Einheimische empfehlen
Prachtwerk
2 GanghoferstraßeShabby-chic was yesteryear. Prachtwerk will upstage your expectation, chiefly, by having a stage.
Impressively sized enterprise. Daunting scale of operations and plants so tall and towering it is as if they came to life out of an art nouveau tableaux vivant . Extra nifty crockery.
27 Einheimische empfehlen
Bonanza Coffee Roasters
70 AdalbertstraßeImpressively sized enterprise. Daunting scale of operations and plants so tall and towering it is as if they came to life out of an art nouveau tableaux vivant . Extra nifty crockery.
serious sweets
Sweet Jesus, this place has cake nobility. Not just the sugar is refined.
110 Einheimische empfehlen
Engels
21 HerrfurthstraßeSweet Jesus, this place has cake nobility. Not just the sugar is refined.
Pasam Baklava
12A GoebenstraßeBest baklava in Berlin. Period. And the prettiest packaging.
Konditorei Damaskus
93 Sonnenalleeaesthetic AND edible